More Classroom Pictures!

Technically, I am not supposed to be back at work until next week but today felt like a full work day! Now I am awake and wired, thinking of the gazillion things I have to do at school. It's going to be a long couple of weeks. The good news is I have finished setting up my classroom. Here are a few pictures:

The hanging folder holder on the right contains Absent Folders/Samples of Figurative Language/ Grammar Examples/Quotes/Editing Checklists & Genre Book Lists. Schedules for Reading and Writing Days are next to it.

 The pictures above the counter  are different reading strategies and writing traits. I will create anchor charts for these throughout the year as well. My entire back wall is blank. This is where the anchor charts will go. I am going to post writing contests on the Contests Wall.

My desk. Hopefully I can really make an effort to keep it like this all year long! If not, at least I have a picture to remember it before it gets paperwork thrown up all over it! The file box on the window holds papers I need to file and papers I need to print. Their is a TO DO list for each day of the week next to it. It's a sticky dry erase sheet. So cool!

This is where my three class blocks will turn in their work. The white drawers are for Read Aloud Notebooks.

The Graffiti Wall is where students will put interesting quotes they find while reading their IR books. Students will put favorite book recommendations under the Books We Love board. On the far right (you can only see one) are 3 pieces of chart paper titled Books We've Read. This is where the students will put down EVERY book they read this year. I hope to make it a friendly competition amongst the classes.  The empty shelves will house Writing Binders. There is a small whiteboard and marker where children will sign out when they leave the classroom for the bathroom or whatever else.

 My co-dept chair/partner in crime Lindsey sent me this great YouTube video to share on the first day of school. It is so RELEVANT and really something our middle schoolers need to really hear and hopefully will motivate them to really push themselves this year.

I hope this helps!

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